Films – Page 32 – Tail Slate

‘Gangster Squad’ looks great, but lacks substance

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Visually, this flick captures the look of 1949 Los Angeles. Too bad the script doesn’t quite have the same quality.

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An excellent cast that is given very little to do in a very formulaic bit of fluff.

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‘LUV’ is raw. ‘LUV’ is profane. ‘LUV’ is violent. But most of all, ‘LUV’ is a search for redemption.

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‘Glee’ star Chris Colfer wrote this film and there are moments when his script is right on the money.

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Director Tom Hooper has taken the show’s onstage warmth and turned it cold.

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This film one family’s tale while reminding us that this was one of the world’s worst natural disasters ever. And does it incredibly well.

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As an auteur, Quentin Tarantino’s skill remains tops. But as a provocateur, his film is lacking.

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If the name of Tarantino as writer/director didn’t make this clear upfront, this is a very violent but very good film.

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This isn’t a movie that’s interested in lingering.

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Germany’s submission for Best Foreign Film for 2012 did not make the Academy’s short list, but it should have.